Castres 49 - 10 Bulls

Full time

11 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 3 Round 3

Stade Pierre Fabre

Castres Olympique delivered an impressive performance, defeating the Bulls 49-10 at Stade Pierre Fabre. The Bulls initially took the lead with a try from Wessels, converted by Chamberlain. However, Castres quickly responded with a try from Palis, followed by a successful conversion from Fernandez. Castres extended their lead with penalties from Fernandez before halftime. In the second half, Castres continued their dominance, scoring multiple tries, including a standout performance from Baget, who crossed the line three times. Dumora and Goodhue also contributed with tries, showcasing Castres' attacking prowess. The Bulls struggled to keep pace and could only manage a single try in the match.

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Weather

Temperature: 4.4°C (Feels like -1.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 17.3 km/h, gusting to 38.0 km/h Humidity: 85% Cloud Cover: 41%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Jan-Hendrik Wessels · Bulls

0 - 5
7'

Conversion

Boeta Chamberlain · Bulls

0 - 7
17'

Try

Geoffrey Palis · Castres

5 - 7
18'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

7 - 7
31'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

10 - 7
Halftime 10 - 7
Second Half
43'

Substitution

Cornel Smit on for Chris Smit · Bulls
45'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

13 - 7
48'

Substitution

Dylan Smith on for Alulutho Tshakweni · Bulls
48'

Substitution

Corne Beets on for Nama Xaba · Bulls
48'

Substitution

Lois Guerois-Galisson on for Antoine Tichit · Castres
48'

Substitution

Sebastian Lombard on for Mornay Smith · Bulls
48'

Substitution

Nicolas Corato on for Levan Chilachava · Castres
48'

Substitution

Jaco van der Walt on for Boeta Chamberlain · Bulls
48'

Substitution

Theo Chabouni on for Geoffrey Palis · Castres
48'

Substitution

Deon Slabbert on for Sintu Manjezi · Bulls
50'

Substitution

Chris Smit on for Cornel Smit · Bulls
50'

Substitution

Leone Nakarawa on for Florent Vanverberghe · Castres
53'

Penalty

Jaco van der Walt · Bulls

13 - 10
57'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

16 - 10
58'

Substitution

Keagan Johannes on for Bernard van der Linde · Bulls
63'

Try

Remy Baget · Castres

21 - 10
64'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

23 - 10
64'

Substitution

Pierre Colonna on for Gaetan Barlot · Castres
64'

Substitution

Santiago Arata on for Jeremy Fernandez · Castres
66'

Substitution

Joe van Zyl on for Jan-Hendrik Wessels · Bulls
66'

Substitution

Cornel Smit on for Katlego Letebele · Bulls
69'

Substitution

Adrien Seguret on for Vilimoni Botitu · Castres
70'

Try

Julien Dumora · Castres

28 - 10
71'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

30 - 10
73'

Try

Remy Baget · Castres

35 - 10
75'

Try

Jack Goodhue · Castres

40 - 10
76'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

42 - 10
78'

Try

Remy Baget · Castres

47 - 10
79'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

49 - 10
Fulltime 49 - 10

Player ratings

Castres

15 Julien Dumora 7.7
14 Geoffrey Palis 6.9
13 Vilimoni Botitu 7.0
12 Jack Goodhue 7.7
11 Remy Baget 8.8
10 Pierre Popelin 5.9
9 Jeremy Fernandez 8.0
1 Antoine Tichit 6.0
2 Gaetan Barlot 7.7
3 Levan Chilachava 6.3
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.1
5 Florent Vanverberghe 6.6
6 Mathieu Babillot 7.5
7 Tyler Ardron 5.9
8 Abraham Papali'i 7.2
16 Pierre Colonna 6.3
17 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.5
18 Nicolas Corato 6.4
19 Leone Nakarawa 6.3
20 Simon Meka –
21 Santiago Arata 6.2
22 Theo Chabouni 7.4
23 Adrien Seguret 6.2

Bulls

15 Henry Immelman 7.3
14 Sibongile Novuka 6.4
13 Katlego Letebele 5.3
12 Chris Smit 5.6
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi 6.6
10 Boeta Chamberlain 5.7
9 Bernard van der Linde 5.4
1 Alulutho Tshakweni 6.4
2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 7.7
3 Mornay Smith 5.9
4 JF van Heerden 6.4
5 Sintu Manjezi 6.0
6 Nama Xaba 6.5
7 Mpilo Gumede 6.2
8 Nizaam Carr 5.9
16 Joe van Zyl 5.9
17 Dylan Smith 6.3
18 Sebastian Lombard 6.0
19 Deon Slabbert 5.7
20 Corne Beets 5.8
21 Keagan Johannes 5.7
22 Jaco van der Walt 6.0
23 Cornel Smit 6.3